she threw a whachagot kick shedve hurt somebody if she connected

her bed lurched

probably a good thing it was on casters

the air mattress baffledmitigated its violence  made him miss his mattress and steelspring box at home

she would have made his bed cry wounded it made it whine like a broken accordion like industrial music  paint peelingsifting rust I-beams clinking exquisite white noise

some people prefer ambient white noise wind through trees cottonballs halfdipped in paint thrown against a wallSPLAT slithering

he preferred knowing who was screaming  and why

white noise made him think of toxic dustblack mold bacteria mice sidestepped Aint no fool they may not have the words but they have a nose for survival

                                          better than some people

Mousetraps 

Stop

     baited with cheese baconWHAP human beings can be baited too Get off your highfuckinhorses WHAP twitching bugeyed bowels and bladder evacuated twitches slow eyes glaze death rattle Ya oughta be listeninya killed it Sambas blackcloaked and hooded partner taps a shouldersteps in dances off with the mouses soul

mice and human beings are similar

                                      except human beings set traps traps baited with food for hungers  appetites  whims wants

I deserve it.

Yadont  Ya have a high opinion of yourself

One should.

Yes However Id caution some humilitysome modesty A realistic assessment Not overinflatednot a pie-in-the-sky pretense Not delusional

                           Not my feet dont stink

the cause of her ferocious kneejerkher kick

                                             she had wakened she wasnt sleeping much and saliva and condensation had gatheredpooled at the bottom of her masklapping her chin nearing her lip

he tipped her mask up slight and with tissue caught the fluid from rolling viscously down her chin he replaced it then with another tissue wound round his finger he lifted the mask again to gently wiped dry her chin and a cursory wipe at the masks edge he replaced it and with another tissue he thoroughly dried the inside of the mask its edge her chin again

Better

her eyes acknowledged him she couldnt speak

Good

he checked the masks seal no leaks

Almost like I knew what I was doing he said

she gave him a big smile breaking the masks seal the ventilated air escapingwhispering loudly

Easy girl he said

she texted  :  :  EEW, huh?

No

:  :  Drool.

he laughed

             I prefer to think slobber Your dream was savory

:  :  Okay. Slobber. Thank you for helping a girl out.

Still EEW. I’m just saying.

Youre a funny girl But youre my girl

I am.

they fell quietsaying nothing just looking in each others eyes they conversed with their eyes

I’m disappearing, Dad.

Ill always see you love  Always

I’m counting on you.

Ill not let you down

No. No.  You’ve always been there for me.

Ill always be there for you

I could be a ghost, a spirit.

No Please dont Transition  Transition as you say you have an will again in the future

You don’t believe in that.

You do

           Do what you do baby  Do what you do when the time comes

I love you very much 

I love you, Daddy.

she never called him Daddy

                              only when they spoke with their eyes

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